Ricotta Cheese Cookies

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups sugar
• 1 cup margarine or 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 (15 ounce) container ricotta cheese
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 large eggs
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
• 3 tablespoons milk
• colored sprinkles (red and green)

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 2 in large bowl, with mixer at low speed, beat sugar and margarine or butter until blended.
• 3 increase speed to high; beat until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes.
• 4 at medium speed, beat in ricotta, vanilla, and eggs until well combined.
• 5 reduce speed to low.
• 6 add flour, baking powder, and salt; beat until dough forms.
• 7 drop dough by level tablespoons, about 2 inches apart,onto ungreased large cookie sheet.
• 8 bake about 15 minutes or until cookies are very lightly golden (cookies will be soft).
• 9 with pancake turner, remove cookies to wire rack to cool.
• 10 repeat with remaining dough.
• 11 when cookies are cool, prepare icing: in small bowl, stir confectioners' sugar and milk until smooth.
• 12 with small metal spatula or knife, spread icing on cookies; sprinkle with red or green sugar crystals.
• 13 set cookies aside to allow icing to dry completely, about 1 hour.